http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/11/23/labor-thanksgiving-day/ My life as a father, Buddhist, Japanophile and Koreaphile. Tue, 29 May 2012 07:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/11/23/labor-thanksgiving-day/#comment-3573 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:16:10 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=4849#comment-3573 Cool, thanks for mentioning that. I was curious if the ceremony still survived in some form today and it looks like it does.

]]> http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/11/23/labor-thanksgiving-day/#comment-3572 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:23:28 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=4849#comment-3572 I just wanted to mention that the emperor still goes through the motions of growing and harvesting rice in a ceremonial rice paddy on the imperial palace grounds. A way of showing his concern for the welfare of the people, I guess.
JL

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